The Best Accounting Software for Your Business

At one time in the not-too-distant past, rating accounting software meant only downloadable programs. That is changing, and rapidly. While downloadable programs still exist, the recent technological improvements that brought smartphones and tablets into our lives, have changed the way we acquire programs.

Smartphones and tablets have made it possible for so-called “cloud based” accounting programs to make large inroads in the accounting field. Cloud based programs have made such huge strides that downloadable accounting programs have almost become extinct. Because downloadable programs still exist, as do free, net based, accounting programs, we’ll include both of those forms in our evaluation, as well as cloud based. Here are the two best programs in each of the three categories of accounting software.

Free accounting software programs

This program is considered the best free programs for small (really small – less than 10 employees) businesses. One caveat; the basic service is free, and includes expense tracking, receipt scanning, and invoicing, however, to use payroll and payment features, a fee is required. Other features –

NolaPro is much the same as Wave. The basic service (payables, billing) is free, but advanced features are extra. What keeps NolaPro from the top spot is the lack of program updating. NolaPro’s notable features –

The cloud based version of QuickBooks Pro. The cloud based version shares many of the same features, but not all. Because QuickBooks Online is so closely related to the software based version, most who choose the cloud based version are already familiar with the features and operation. QuickBooks Online offers three option packages –

The basic service, Simple Start, costs $9.99 a month.

The mid-level, Essentials, costs $19.99 per month.

The highest level is QuickBooks Plus, and costs $29.99 per month.

A few complaints have been aimed at QuickBooks Online, most notably, server and downtime issues have caused lost work and delays. Some have found customer service to be lacking.

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